Purchasing through online gallery

[Meysha]

Hey All,
I need a web application that will allow me to show and sell photographs online.

I'm doing a school formal and the parents want to see the photos online and order them that way, rather than them coming in to the school to view proofs.

Does anyone know/use something like that?

Thanks,
Vicky

 

[Brian Austin]

Smugmug would be the fastest way. Easy set up, password protected areas, online ordering, and you can set the prices with some account types.

You might want something specific to your locale, though, since I'm not sure what "Bris-Vegas" is?

 

[Big Mike]

Photocart. It's an aplication that you load onto your own web site and controls the whole process of displaying and ordering images & products. It's extremely customizable.

 

[SpeedTrap]

+1 ^^^^^^^

 

[holga girl]

i just signed up for instaproofs. i researched the different options for a few months before i chose one. i went with instaproofs because there is no sign up or monthly fee, no gallery maximums or fees, no additional fees for credit card processing and a simple flat 15% off of sales (not shipping and tax)

i also like that i can send to my own lab, i can offer rebates and deals to my clients and the interface is easy to use. i have not linked it to my site yet, but you can check it out at jennifersmutek.instaproofs.com if you want to see what the customer sees.

 

[Mike30D]

Lots to choose from....

Online Proofing Options:


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Picture Proofs No set up fee, unlimited uploads, flat 5% commission on gross sales, use your own lab Welcome to Picture Proofs! ~Proofing Made Simple~*

OrderPicture.com No set up fee, unlimited uploads, flat 12% commission calculated after lab cost, use their lab OrderPicture.com - The most complete professional online photo service

InstaProofs No set up fee, unlimited uploads, flat 15% commission, choose your own lab* Instaproofs.com: Online photograph sales and proofing

PhotoReflect No set up fee, unlimited uploads, graduated commission beginning at 18%, labs available or use your own PhotoReflect

Phototool No set up fee, unlimited uploads, $50.00 per month, no commission, choose your own lab Sell images OnLine. Online Proofing. Commercial, event, wedding, portrait and stock photographers. Making more money with photography.

PhotoShelter Leveled packages, one time $50.00 set up fee, $9.99 per month, 10% transaction fee PhotoShelter™ - Archive, Buy, Sell Photographs

Collage.net Leveled pacakges, middle package $70.00 per month; 15% commission on all orders Collages.net: Total Workflow and Printing Solution for Professional Photographers

SmugMug No set up fee, unlimited uploads, $149.00 per year, customizable pricing, catalogs, galleries and user interface SmugMug - The ultimate in photo sharing. Online photo albums, photo sharing, photo hosting and photo storage.

Eventpix Fairly complex per-event pricing. eventpix.com: Maximizing Your Exposure

Exposure Manager* $99.95 / yr for unlimited storage or $12.95 / month.* Self fulfilled or use one of their selected pro labs. ExposureManager - Focus on Sales

Shutterfly $99.95 / yr for 5GB storage; $199 / yr for unlimited storage.* Fulfilled by Shutterfly. Shutterfly | Professional Photography Ideas | Pro Gallery Storefront

MorePhotos:* $200.00 set up fee, 25,000 images, $49.00 per month Online Photo Proofing and Sales- Photographer Site Web - Photography - MorePhotos.com : E-commerce Software for Professional Photographers

PhotoBiz: $100.00 set up fee, 7200 images, $80.00 per month PhotoBiz - Online Proofing Solutions for Photographers

Pictage $150.00 set up fee, $99.00 per month, unlimited uploads Pictage.com

Skoots Kart Currently $1200.00 fee, regular $1500.00, don't know if that is one time or annual; a different league than others listed here, I think. Can't quite understand everything on the site. Used by Jeff Ascough. Online Proofing Solution For Photographers - Allow Clients to View Print Proofing Online - Skooks Kart

Software for your website:

Photo Cart: Create your own shop to run on your website. $279 one time fee; choose your own lab; create your own catalogs Photography Shopping Cart | Photocart | Photographer Flash Websites - Pictures Pro

RedCart: This is another shopping cart that you place on your website. Built by photographers for photographers. $949 RedCart

 

[rub]

Does anyone here have photocart? I would love to see how it actually looks on someones site.

 

[SpeedTrap]

You can see it on my site link is below or http://www.lightart.ca/main/proofs/

 

[Meysha]

Wow! Thanks for the list! That's just what I was after.

SpeedTrap, I tried to look at your site, but all the galleries are locked, and I'd love to see what the galleries look like.... but I found a demo one on the photocart website.

It looks good but I have a couple of questions.
Is there an option to add taxes? Most businesses in Australia need to add 10% goods and services tax.

Also, are they able to just enter their credit card details and I process them manually once it's sent to me?

 

[Big Mike]

It looks good but I have a couple of questions.
Is there an option to add taxes? Most businesses in Australia need to add 10% goods and services tax.

Yes.

Also, are they able to just enter their credit card details and I process them manually once it's sent to me?

There are several payment options. For you to process credit card orders, you would need to set up your own merchant services. You could use Paypal as well, which will let people use credit cards.